Pokemon Conspiracies

This is a place to discuss all "out of the ordinary" Pokemon lore related possibilities and other theories regarding the Pokemon world. While we appreciate outside links, we're especially looking for original ideas or questions no matter how insane they are.

i am a tad curious to theories on eevee it is a very interesting pokemon but it dosent always fit the adaptability description, the greatest anomaly for me is espeon

obviously heat, electricity, water, forest, ice, and darkness make sense as to why they would adapt for better survivability or camoflage but why would an espeon adapt psychic powers via excess solar radiation? it dosent quite make sense to me so i am asking for any theories on this, also any theories on eevee in general if you are in a theorizing mood

They never really explain where psychic power comes from, but in my opinion, it has something to do with space. Cosmic Power, Lunatone and Solrock, and of course Elgyem and Beheeyem; Deoxys, a legendary confirmed to be extraterrestrial, is Psychic. Perhaps rather than simply sunlight, Eevee taps into some cosmic (hippy) solar energy and gains mind powers.

Evolution works in funny ways, eevees adaptions to fire/water/electric/grass and ice are all based on exposure, evolution to suit and environment or nature for better survivability.

Espeon and Umbreon on the other hand are a bit different, the key factor is the 'freindship' side of things, it evolves by bonding with a trainer; a pokemon in captivity like this no longer needs to adapt to a certain environment or conditions, therefore their evolution would be tended towards other directions. This evolution more mimics that of say, wolves into domesticated dogs, rather than evolving to survive, it evolves to suit its owners specific needs.

It makes sense that the friendship is critical, as the eevee must be comfortably domesticated enough to not need the other evolutionary options.

An Espeon is extremely loyal to any trainer it considers to be worthy. It is said to have developed precognitive powers to protect its trainer from harm.

yes, umbreon is a bit of a weak link in the argument, since it seems to evolve for some sort of survival purpose, but it could also be interpreted to more mischievous purposes. Perhaps the day/night thing could be a reflection of the trainers own personality or morality.

I think everything you've said is right on point, but that Eevee evolves into Espeon as a means of... communicating, or at least understanding the thoughts and possibly language of humans. On the other hand, Umbreon could be the result of befriending say a crook, who operates primarily during the night.